‖doringhout, noun
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, South African DutchShow more Afrikaans (earlier South African Dutch doornhout), doring thorn + hout wood.
The sweet thorn, Acacia karroo; the wood of this tree; also called thornwood.
α.
1796 C.R. Hopson tr. of C.P. Thunberg’s Trav. II. 111Dorn-hout (Mimosa nilotica) is used for Lock-shoes, to put under waggon wheels.
1798 S.H. Wilcocke tr. of J.S. Stavorinus’s Voy. to E. Indies II. 79Buckuhout..; roode else, or red alder..; the keureboom..; zwarte yzerhout, or black ironwood..; zwartbast..; and doornhout, or thornwood (mimosa nilotica)..are all used in the construction of waggons and their appurtenances.
β.
1971 Baraitser & Obholzer Cape Country Furn. 279Doringhout, Acacia karroo...Also known as the Cape thorn tree, the sweet thorn and the mimosa thorn...Widely distributed throughout South Africa..It was used to make kraals for stock; and the wood makes an excellent fuel.
1979 E. Prov. Herald 19 Feb. 8It is imperative to have a hard wood fire to give constant steady heat. We used ‘doringhout’.
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